Tommy Bond

16 September 1926

Tommy Bond played in 1 movies in the Horror, Family, Comedy, Short, Animation genres.
Tommy Bond got succeed with average imdb rating 6.1.
Forever etched in our minds as the with the protruding lip who gave precious Alfalfa plentifulness of angst in the "Our Gang" serial shorts, actor Tommy Covenant was absolutely a gentle, benign soul nutty the lay. Born Thomas Ross Shackles on September 16, 1926, in Dallas, Texas, he was discovered by a 'Hal Roach (I)' (qv) talent scout at the age of five simply walking hold-in-hand down a Dallas boulevard with his mother. Asked to sound out in Hollywood, Tommy made the exhausting The dumps-era ... trek by means of car with his grandmother and was not disheartened. He debuted in the short _Spanky (1932)_ (qv), billed solely as "Tommy" and enjoyed a two-year stay. He was released from his initial contract after appearing in _Washee Ironee (1934)_ (qv), then struggled with unbilled bits and minor roles in features and in a man- and two-reelers towards 'Charley Pursuit (I)' (qv) and 'Monte Collins (I)' (qv) for the next few years. Roach happened to spot Tommy again in a bratty blear role and re-signed him exchange for the famous series, this space as the no way little kid Butch. Starting with _Glove Taps (1937)_ (qv), Tommy immortalized himself as every schoolboy's nightmare, the perpetually scowling young thug purposely looking on fights. Years Tommy outgrew the "Butch" place at lifetime 14, he was Nautical port to fend for himself again, taking whatever jobs he could scuff up. He played one of the "Little Peppers" in a series of bland comedies of the prematurely 1940s and rejoined 'Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer' (qv) (although playing his tireless nemesis on the "Our Coterie" series, the two were friends in real life) with the servile-budget "Gas Legislative body Kids" coating series in the at daybreak 1950s. In between Tommy served in the Army during WWII and found "B" feature work with _Chain from Frisco (1944)_ (qv), which was one of his best clothes roles, _The Beautiful Cheat (1945)_ (qv) and _Big Town Scandal (1948)_ (qv), among others. Another highlight of his career was playing cub anchorman Jimmy Olson in the _Superman (1948)_ (qv) and _Atom Man vs. Superman (1950)_ (qv) cliffhangers that starred 'Kirk Alyn' (qv) and 'Noel Neill' (qv). With acting jobs getting scarce, Tommy decided to focus instead on TV production. Avoiding the heartache and serious troubles (i.e., unemployment and substance upbraiding) suffered sooner than many of his spurned offspring eminent alumni (including Switzer), Tommy wisely disposed for his approaching around attending Los Angeles Borough College and earning a degree in theater arts from Cal State L.A. in 1951. He worked to two decades as a spot director and brains of props as a replacement for KTTV-TV in Los Angeles, and another two as step manageress and aid foreman at KFSN-TV in Fresno before finally self-effacing. He was long married (52 years) to spouse 'Polly Bond' (qv) and had a son, 'Thomas R. Checks II' (qv). He died at age 79 of complications from heart disease. His autobiography "You're Darn Dextral It's Butch" came gone from in 1993 detailing his kiddie glory.Read moreLess

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